Japanese narcotics agents said Wednesday they have seized 1.046 tons of cannabis worth about 5.2 billion yen ($35 million) on ...

Japanese warships docked in New Zealand 's capital Friday for a rare visit amid efforts by Tokyo to deepen its strateg ...

The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition on Aug. 11 announced that a total of 18,095,703 tickets to the Osaka Expo ...

This Aug. 12 marked 40 years since a Japan Airlines jumbo jet crashed in Gunma Prefecture in the eastern part of the country.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Berlin on Wednesday to join German Chancellor Friedrich Merz for talks ...

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The United States is eyeing high-level trade talks with China "within the next two or three months," ...

A ceremony praying for rain was held on August 2 at Tamanoike Shrine in the city of Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, where rice ...

When U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Alaska on Friday, it will be the latest chapte ...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will make a two-day visit to Japan starting Aug. 23 to meet with Prime Minister Shigeru ...

The Nikkei stock index closed above the 43,000 line to mark an all-time high for a second consecutive day on Wednesday, ...

Two men were injured Wednesday in an explosion that occurred on the first floor of a commercial building in Niigata, northwe ...

As the plane touches down at the airport in Nyingchi, in China's remote eastern Tibetan Autonomous Region, the slogan ...